VIDHAN SOUDHA

The
majestic looking Vidhan Soudha located in
Bangalore is a
marvel of neo-Dravidian architecture and one of the most imposing building
not only in Bangalore but also in India.

It houses the State Legislature, and is the largest Secretariat in India.
Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Chief Minister of the then Mysore State between
1951-1956 was responsible for the concept, the structure and the setting
of this magnificent building.

Vidhan Soudha houses the State Legislative Assembly of Karnataka and part
of the Secretariat. Supervised and executed by engineers and architects
led by the then Chief Engineer, late B.R.Manickam of the Public Works
Department, the Vidhana Soudha is an arresting monument.

The building project was started in 1952 and was completed in four years.
Five thousand labourers, 1500 chisellers, masons and wood carvers were
employed to bring the building to its present form.

Built entirely from Bangalore granite in the Dravidian style, it has
floral motifs on stone carvings drawn from the celebrated temple craft of
South India.